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Board tables mayor’s reappointment of Patricia Breslin to Taxi Commission after contested hearing
Summary
After an extended hearing with supporters and critics, the Board voted to file the procedural item and table the appointment and rejection motions for Mayor Newsom’s pick, leaving incumbent Patricia Breslin to remain in place pending later action.
The Board of Supervisors held a lengthy, sometimes contentious hearing on Jan. 9 about Mayor Gavin Newsom’s appointment of Patricia Breslin to the Taxi Commission. After public testimony both in favor and opposed, the board voted to file the procedural hearing item and table the motions to approve or reject the appointment; the tabling vote carried 10-0 (one supervisor recused).
The hearing drew testimony from taxi-industry groups, medallion holders and drivers who praised Breslin’s experience, and from drivers and union representatives who said her ties to the…
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